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Surface Pro icon under Devices and Printers

Along with the firmware upgrades not being pushed to my device as stated in other posts of mine. I am still trying to figure out why.  I am using my using the type cover 2 and it seems to be working ok as well. 

Through my investigation I looked under Devices and Printers and noticed my Surface icon does not look like a Surface Device as I've seen on other posted pictures before.

My question is if this is normal?  What does others look like? 

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My Surface 2's icon looks like that.


As far as the type cover, my touch cover required a refresh to make it work.

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Thanks for the reply. I am only asking because I have seen images as such:
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Are you still running off the Enterprise version?

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I'm running the standard Surface 2 RT OS... wonder if maybe they forgot to update the icon on the Surface 2/Pro 2.

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Are you still running off the Enterprise version?
I never was. I had said that I used the package to manually update drivers and firmwares.  Checking my system shows it is Windows 8 Pro as well as when I see what upgrades are available it offers Media Center for $9.99.

So I am running Pro not Enterprise.
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Does it say Surface under Win 8 on the Control Panel/System page?

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Does it say Surface under Win 8 on the Control Panel/System page?
Sure does
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hmmm wierd... I got the fancy schmancy 'real' icon...


...is this current 8.1 setup a result of using the procedure of an 8.0 RESET / Windows Update / 8.1 Upgrade?

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I wish I would've have checked the icon prior to the 8.1 upgrade. I used the RTM upgrade pre-October 18th and since I wasn't ever able to get firmware upgrades before that (as stated in my previous posts). I saw no reason to Reset to 8.0, get all available updates, then get the 8.1 upgrade.  
I can try this but do I want to lose my current setup for another disappointment?  

Maybe I can do a backup to a USB drive or I can run the 8.1 ISO and do a reinstall/repair type option?

What do you think?
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I wish I would've have checked the icon prior to the 8.1 upgrade. I used the RTM upgrade pre-October 18th and since I wasn't ever able to get firmware upgrades before that (as stated in my previous posts). I saw no reason to Reset to 8.0, get all available updates, then get the 8.1 upgrade.  
I can try this but do I want to lose my current setup for another disappointment?  

Maybe I can do a backup to a USB drive or I can run the 8.1 ISO and do a reinstall/repair type option?

What do you think?
Good point...

Make the ISO. The History tool (aka Windows 7 File Recovery) now works fine, so you can do a quick restore. This way, after a RESET/Updates/Upgrade and FAIL to solve some or all of the issues, you've really only lost a few hrs, instead of a day.

I'm an@l... so I do RESETS to clear up issues that effect work or sanity PLUS in the case of a major OS upgrade, as I've never really gotten 'clean' upgrades on an MS OS.

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Last updated April 5, 2021 Views 984 Applies to: